Pronunciation: /poʊk/
noun a small boned fish
A1 She gave him a playful poke in the ribs.
A2 The child poked the balloon with a stick.
B1 I felt a sharp poke in my back and turned around to see who it was.
B2 He poked the fire with a stick to make it burn brighter.
C1 The detective poked around the crime scene looking for clues.
C2 The journalist decided to poke into the politician's past to uncover any scandals.
verb to push or jab at something quickly or roughly
A1 She pokes her friend to get their attention.
A2 The child poked the cat with a stick.
B1 He poked the fire to make it burn brighter.
B2 The detective poked around the crime scene for clues.
C1 The journalist decided to poke fun at the politician during the interview.
C2 The scientist poked and prodded the specimen to gather more data.
formal She used a long stick to poke at the fire and get it going again.
informal I like to poke fun at my brother for his silly jokes.
slang Stop poking me, I'm trying to concentrate!
figurative His constant needling seemed harmless at first, but it eventually started to poke at my insecurities.
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